Delete LAN Connection on Home PC?

[TMitchell]

My W2K system came installed with an Intel(R) PRO/100 VE Network
Connection, and under "Network and dialup connection" it has settings
for a LAN, including Client for Microsoft Networks, File & Printer
Sharing for Microsoft Networks, NetBEUI Protocol and Internet Protocol
(TCP/IP). However, I use my system as a standalone home PC connected
only to a printer, monitor and the internet via a dialup modem, not
connected to any network. (The settings for the dialup connection only
have "Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)" checked, not any of the other three
things).

My question is, can I safely delete the LAN connection and all of its
settings, leaving only the Dialup connection, or will not having "Client
for Microsoft Networks, etc. "installed" cause me problems?

 

[seven red]

Unfortunately, as soon as you restart your PC, Win2000 will find the "new"
hardware and reinstall everything. What you need to do is go into your BIOS
and disable your on-board NIC. Go into Device Manager,, right-click on the
NIC, and select "Uninstall", not disable. Then, reboot your PC, go into the
BIOS, and disable the on-board NIC.

 

[TMitchell]

Unfortunately, as soon as you restart your PC, Win2000 will find the "new"
hardware and reinstall everything. What you need to do is go into your BIOS
and disable your on-board NIC. Go into Device Manager,, right-click on the
NIC, and select "Uninstall", not disable. Then, reboot your PC, go into the
BIOS, and disable the on-board NIC.

Thank you for the helpful tip. Once I do what you suggest, can I then
delete the LAN connection entries under "Network and Dialup
Connections"? The reason I ask is because I installed PowerQuest's new
Drive Image 7, and it has processes that attempt to involve my network
connection even though I don't use one, and this causes me uncertainty
as to whether or not Drive Image is functioning as it is supposed to do.
Also, will your suggestion stop the "Setting Network Connections"
dialogue box that appears when I boot up?